Published January 1, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Relations of loop partial amplitudes in gauge theory by Unitarity cut method

  • 1. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China, CAS, Beijing 100190 (China)
  • 2. Center of Mathematical Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China)
  • 3. Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 (China)

Description

It is well known that under the color-decomposition, one-loop amplitude of gluons contains partial amplitudes of single and double trace structures, and particularly all partial amplitudes of double trace structure can be expressed as a linear combination of partial amplitudes of single trace structure. Using unitarity cut method, we prove that this result is the natural consequence of tree-level Kleiss-Kuijf relation. Generalizing the unitarity cut method to two-loop (triple cut in this case), we show that, unlike the one-loop case, partial amplitudes of double and triple trace structures cannot be expressed as a linear combination of partial amplitudes of leading-color single trace structure. For partial amplitudes of subleading-color single trace structure, we have shown a very non-trivial Kleiss-Kuijf relation for six and seven-point amplitudes, which is one new result of our paper and cannot be obtained by U(1)-decoupling method. Mysteriously, when we consider the case of eight points, Kleiss-Kuijf relation must be modified for subleading-color single trace partial amplitudes.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.08.024

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.08.024;
arXiv
arXiv:1105.0334v4;
PII
S0550-3213(11)00480-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
854
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 243-275
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43070369
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COLOR MODEL; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GLUONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; UNITARITY
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL

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